exempt
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Pronunciation
[change]- IPA (key): /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ or /ɛɡˈzɛm(p)t/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ex‧empt
Adjective
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Comparative |
Superlative |
- If you are exempt from something, you do not need to fulfill the duty or obligation.
- In their country, all women are exempt from military service.
- His income is so small that it is exempt from tax.
Noun
[change]- An exempt is a person who has been released from something.
Verb
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Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- (transitive) If you exempt something from something, you grant them freedom or immunity from it.
- Citizens over 45 years of age were exempted from military service.